Reddit reviews Principles of Orchestration (Dover Books on Music)
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I would gladly offer my life to Maurice Ravel to finish his book on Orchestration. He said he didn't like Rimsky-Korsakov's book because he only gave the best selections from his own works as examples. Ravel said his book would be like Rimsky-Korsakov's but he would give his worst selections as examples of why the ideas/techniques didn't work.
That, and Ravel said he would re-orchestrate Debussy's La Mer.
Some classic texts on orchestration that you might find useful:
I can't emphasize the score-reading enough. Learn how music is built by analyzing scores. And read Principles of Orchestration by Rimsky Korsakov. And the Treatise by Berlioz. Both of these books changed my life.
Oh yeah - and write. Always write. Write a LOT of crap that is utter garbage. That's where the gems hide. Just write down everything.
Its pretty much one of the standard texts for students of orchestration. Adler is a very well respected composer and orchestrator. If you can find a second hand copy, even an earlier edition with the CD/DVD included its well worth it.
Rimsky Korsakov Principles of Orchestration is another good one.
Rimsky-Korsakov's Principles of Orchestration is very good, although possibly not exactly what you're looking for.
Ahh. You're probably gonna get more out of orchestration tutorials for protools. I don't really care for the way that it implements midi but I would suggest starting there. That's really going to get you going in the right direction.
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It's been mentioned but Rimsky-Korsakov's Orchestration book must make it to your bookself asap. For $15, you really can't get a better deal.
There is also an online interactive version of this book here.
Is orchestration, composition and harmony something you've studied quite a bit on? Like, have you grabbed a few books on the subject and dug in? The orchestra is a fickle mistress, especially when migrating from another, non-orchestra related, genre. If you haven't studied one or any of those things, it will make the learning process a living hell. Thankfully, the orchestra has been around for hundreds of years, so there is a massive amount of knowledge out there to pull from.
These lists are "start to finish" kind of lists. Do them in order and you should be alright. One will be a "quick start" list (not as much to read) and another will be a "long haul" list (way way more to read).
Quick start (a few months of study)
Long haul list (will probably take you a (few) year(s) to complete):
I hope these resources can help a bit, if you decide to take the plunge. If not, there are tons of resources at openmusictheory.com that should be helpful.
Try it out. Dive in, see what works, what doesn't. Back it up with theory. I'm fond of these as resources:
Find scores you enjoy, and study those. Harmonics, counter-point, instrumentation, melodic structure, and so on. I'm particularly fond of James Newton Howard scores, and Jeff Atmajian's orchestration work on his projects. Like Ravel? Start there and become really intimate with Ravel and his scores and techniques.
That said, I'm also happy to orchestrate something for you. PM'd you.